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Chapter Book · Ages 10–13 · 1950 · Est. 1.5 hour read
Land of Black Gold
Written by Hergé
Part of the The Adventures of Tintin series
Exploding engines lead to a perilous quest for the truth.
4.0 Goodreads · 12,876 ratings
62 pages· 9,173 words· Est. 1.5 hour read· ~330L
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Bookroo's summary
Tintin embarks on a daring journey to the Middle East, joined by the bumbling detectives Thompson and Thompson. As car engines mysteriously explode across the nation, they must uncover the sinister plot behind the tampered oil. Will they unravel the truth before it's too late?
From the publisher
The classic graphic novel. Car engines have started spontaneously exploding all over the country . . . someone’s been tampering with the oil! Tintin, with Thompson and Thompson at his side, sails on an oil tanker to the Middle East to track down the source of the faulty oil.
At a glance
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 62
- Words
- 9,173
- Reading age
- 10–13
- Audience
- Middle Grade
- Lexile
- ~330L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- ~2.4
- F&P level
- ~J
Publication
- Published
- September 30, 1975
- First published
- February 1, 1950
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Chapter Book · Graphic novel
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